Veronica Navarrette

The board meeting included executive sessions concerning personnel matters and pending litigation. Discussion topics included reports from various town departments, addressing airport dumping and illegal trespassing, and cemetery water issues. Action items included the approval of NMDOT TPF funding for road projects, updates to bank account signatory authorities, applications for federal traffic safety grants, land split adjustments, the approval of a new firefighter/paramedic candidate, and the payment of professional membership dues for airport managers.

The meeting agenda includes trustee presentations and an executive session to discuss limited personnel matters and threatened or pending litigation. Action items feature the acceptance and approval of the cessation of income for the Mayor, a discussion regarding the adjustment of the Mayor Pro Tem stipend to $1,000 per month, and the review and approval of 49 Legacy Wall nominations.

The Board received department updates covering Planning and Zoning activity, Police Department performance and commendations, Fire Department operations and volunteer hiring procedures, EMS training standards and call volumes, and Public Works projects including well construction and park maintenance. The Library reported on upcoming programming, community partnerships, and facility renovations. Administrative updates included hiring consultant progress, the initiation of an RFP for a retained attorney, and the self-reporting of a quorum violation. Action items included the approval of candidate appointments for the Pool Manager and EMWT Board, as well as the authorization of various financial payments.

The board meeting agenda included an update for town citizens and an executive session to discuss limited personnel matters and threatened or pending litigation. Additionally, an action item was listed to discuss the appointment of a fire chief.

The agenda for the meeting included approval of the current agenda and the bill list from February 2026. Key discussion items covered department updates from Police, Code Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Library, Maintenance, and Administration. Old Business included discussions on the Auditor's report concerning the audit, potential backpay for the Interim Clerk, and the approval of a double-sided, full-color TekStar LED Display for the Police Department. New Business topics focused on the Town Clerk position and possible hiring, tree removal/planting services by Duprees trees, hiring summer employees for Public Works, a USDA-sponsored water project discussion, donation of vehicles to Estancia PD, assistance with financials from MRCOG, appointing an Independent HR Investigator, and reviewing Melanie Gallegos's Job Description. The session concluded with the possibility of an Executive Session regarding pending or threatened litigation.